Tool - Opiate
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Free Music Review: One of my favorite albums, period.
Hit: 5 Stars
Tool's first album of sorts, actually a mini-album consisting of only six songs, and a seventh song hidden after the end of the sixth track, is a great debut album for this unique-sounding quartet. The songs on this album, as displayed in the lyrics, are mainly fueled by anger. This anger carries into both the vocals and the instrumental music, creating a highly aggressive tone for the album.Perhaps the strongest track on the album, the second song, titled "Hush" is a direct slam against the people who attempt to censor expression in any form, especially lyrically. Spurred by the advent of "Explicit Lyrics" labels on albums, many bands such as Tool and Ministry made it known that they were clearly against this form of censorship. Making this point clear, Maynard James Keenan, the lead vocalist, shouts, "I can't say what I want to, even if I'm not serious. People tell me what to say, what to think, and what to play."
For any Tool fan, this album is a must. For those of you who have not had the privelege of listenig to Tool's music, this is a great album to introduce yourself to the band with.
Free Music Review: Good CD... until you confront pandora....
Hit: 5 Stars
I had disliked Tool for many years because their songs on the radio didn't catch me. I was then introduced to Aenema and after 4 months of confrontation I finally gave in to such a great band. After being amazed I searched for older versions and had come across Opiate, which is their premiere record. As with Aenema, it took some time but eventually all the songs grow on you and the attraction will be greater than any other band you'll ever listen to. It's not just the music because you will then want to learn of the millions of "puns" and "jokes" and "secrets" that lie within these songs ( in the end your interpretation may be the best and most understood). If you are just looking for rock and something good to listen to I suggest this mightily. It's distinction from other bands is the use of lyrics and the fluctuations of mr. keenan's voice. If you are a tool fan and expecting to get some cool stuff like aenema or lateralus, you're expecting right but not in the way you wanted. In the end, just open your mind, open pandora's box and let it free...Free Music Review: Where greatness began.
Hit: 5 Stars
This is where Tool busted out after their 1991 'Cold & Ugly' and showed the world who they were. And what a thrust, what an injection to start off a long and great career. 'Opiate', a 7-Song EP (consisting of 6 tracks and a secret song), is by far Tool's most raw, powerful, and metal effort ever. Probably remaining so until they decide to call it quits. Every song just feels raw, as if it were taken on one cut (the live tracks 'Cold & Ugly' and 'Jerk-Off' were recorded live). The quality of the CD is great! Even the live tracks sounded as if they were recorded in a studio. Tool has never disappointed, not even from day one! My favorite songs would have to be the title track "Opiate" and the live version of "Cold and Ugly". Tool even shows off their goofy sides with the hidden track entitled 'The Gaping Lotus Experience', which sounds as if the entire band were on acid when they wrote/recorded it. Funny, that's what the song is about, an acid trip! Anyway you cut it though, this album is a great way to either start, or top off your Tool collection.Free Music Review: Where greatness began.
Hit: 5 Stars
This is where Tool busted out after their 1991 'Cold & Ugly' and showed the world who they were. And what a thrust, what an injection to start off a long and great career. 'Opiate', a 7-Song EP (consisting of 6 tracks and a secret song), is by far Tool's most raw, powerful, and metal effort ever. Probably remaining so until they decide to call it quits. Every song just feels raw, as if it were taken on one cut (the live tracks 'Cold & Ugly' and 'Jerk-Off' were recorded live). The quality of the CD is great! Even the live tracks sounded as if they were recorded in a studio. Tool has never disappointed, not even from day one! My favorite songs would have to be the title track "Opiate" and the live version of "Cold and Ugly". Tool even shows off their goofy sides with the hidden track entitled 'The Gaping Lotus Experience', which sounds as if the entire band were on acid when they wrote/recorded it. Funny, that's what the song is about, an acid trip! Anyway you cut it though, this album is a great way to either start, or top off your Tool collection.Free Music Review: Tool - Opiate
Hit: 5 Stars
Ya know, I love reading the reviews here on amazon for any of the Tool CDs. It really is entertaining. I know that sounds pathetic, but what else can I do... homework? haha... anyway, this cd is excellent. I love every second of it. But I can understand why someone wouldn't like it... gasp a Tool fan who can understand why someone doesn't like his favorite band in the world... omg... c'mon, if you dont like it, then why bother to write a review except to say that you don't like it. Don't go bash the fans or the band... its not like they really care what you have to say about them... and that can go both ways. i did like that one review that was full of sarcasm... brilliant. funny too. well, not all Tool fans are like that. Just get over it, Tool is here to stay, and if you don't like them, don't listen to em. Ignore what the Tool fans say about "not getting it" because it really doesn't mean anything at all. i don't really get Tool, and i still like them.
ok, ive said my two cents, if you enjoyed it, yay, and if you didnt, yay again.
bye bye